Meow Wolf's House of Eternal Return in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is an explorable attraction filled with art, technology, and fantastic environments to inspire visitors of all ages. The wildly imaginative space is a collaboration of over 100 local artists and is a unique combination of children's museum, art gallery, jungle gym, and fantasy novel.
Amazing open-air theater in the hills outside of Santa Fe, Santa Fe Opera is performing Capriccio 8pm Friday 8/5 and Don Giovanni 8pm Saturday 8/6.
The Girard Wing opened in 1982 with the long-term exhibition Multiple Visions: A Common Bond, an awe-inspiring display of approximately 10,000 pieces of folk art, toys, miniatures, textiles, and more from the Alexander and Susan Girard Collection. More than a million visitors have delighted in this exhibition, which represents just 10% of the Girard's immense collection. This unorthodox exhibition was designed by Alexander Girard, a renowned designer who worked for Herman Miller. It features objects displayed within vignettes of Girard's invention or installed at various heights, including hanging from the ceiling. Girard insisted upon a pure visual experience, rejecting the use of object labels, using bold areas of painted color to delineate different sections of the exhibition, and often juxtaposing objects from very different cultures. Multiple Visions has been a perennial favorite of visitors for more than 30 years
Museum in town, house & studio an hour or so out of town. House & studio tours by appointment.
The Palace of the Governors in Santa Fe is one of the oldest continuously occupied structures in the United States. Originally constructed in the early 17th century as Spain's seat of government for what is today the American Southwest, the Palace of the Governors chronicles the history of Santa Fe, as well as New Mexico and the region.
Oral history holds that San Miguel Chapel was built around 1610, and it has been rebuilt and restored several times over the past 400 years. The original church, the "Hermita de San Miguel," was built on the site of an ancient kiva of the Analco Indians. It is believed that it was constructed by Tlaxcalan (Tas-cal'-en) Indians, who came to New Mexico from old Mexico in 1598 with a Spanish contingent led by Don Juan Onate. In its early years, the church served a small group of Tlaxcalan Indians, laborers, and Spanish soldiers who lived in this area on the south side of the Santa Fe River.
Close to downtown, great street for walking and browsing through the galleries. Pop into Cafe des Artistes' for a cup of coffee and pastry.
On 20 wooded acres, this upmarket, Japanese-style spa hotel is 1.5 miles from Hyde Memorial State Park and 4.1 miles from downtown Santa Fe.
Near the Santa Fe Opera, awesome open-air flea market with all kinds of treasures.